polytrauma
noun
polytrauma is spelled P-O-L-Y-T-R-A-U-M-A: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, polytrauma means “The condition of a person who has been subjected to multiple traumatic injuries” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of polytrauma is polytraumas.
How many letters and syllables are in polytrauma?
| Letters | 10: P-O-L-Y-T-R-A-U-M-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 68 million words; the 258,950th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is polytrauma?
Polytrauma appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of polytrauma
- polytraumas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does polytrauma mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The condition of a person who has been subjected to multiple traumatic injuries.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Polytrauma in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense multiple traumatic injuries:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | polytraumatisme |
| Portuguese | politraumatismo, politrauma |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does polytrauma come from?
From poly- + trauma.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).